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Return an iterator to the entry with the specified `key`, or `end()`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlc_flathashtable.h>`

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find(KEY const& key);
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== Description

Return an iterator providing modifiable access to the object in this flat hash table with a key equal to the specified `key`, if such an entry exists, and `end()` otherwise.

== Return Value

iterator to the matching entry, or `end()` if none

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *key*
| key to look up
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